Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on the Senate’s confirmation of Thomas Perez as labor secretary. Plus, the deleterious effects of ObamaCare on business and workers. Photo: Associated Press

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... welcome back to Opinion Journal why Mary Kissel ... my friends was confirmed as our nation's labor secretary on Thursday ... despite concerns over the deal he struck with the city of Saint Paul Minnesota to get a case with drawn from the Supreme Court ... his admission in April federal law ... and his refusal to comply ... with a House subpoena ... Florida Senator Marco Rubio joins me now by Phones Center ... if the Senate to tighten confirms a guy like this wall what they confirm ... when in doubt ... the guy object to record ... record and the ... attorney general would not wanna try to apply the law or bought with a record ... one that was pursuing an activist ... liberal agenda on case after case ... he cited a ball that got it but ... you know it it brought charges against a a ... the ... fight was ... a counselor from abortion clinic ... and the kids cooperate ... to reprimand them for even bringing it ... he actually argued in a pre that the ... government that first that it did not prevent government from from implementing or try to control ... what a torture hired to teach religion what the school ... Regis West history ... that well but the mention of America put up a lot to the nomination based on that ... I objected to it ... so without further debate ... a subpoena ... from the hire of oversight committee which is basically nor did it start over ... emails from personnel Intel you've got to stop it ... yes and six Republican senators did vote for cloture ... what does it say about the cohesiveness of the GOP in the Senate that that happened ... well I would say that I think it unfortunate that in an effort to protect the filibuster ... we did not protect our constitutional obligation to make the bottom of the matter I spoke about the bombing ... a Republican ... somewhat of an outstanding picking up ... from a House oversight Committee which you refuse to comply with are likely to flat out ignored ... there's at least a board that they can never have they should have the opportunity before they're forced to bow out of luck ... have all the information about the record ... in fact it is now able to successfully ... over about two hundred pm open conducting official ... in violation and to try and help the cap ... I do think it's a very attractive to her porch which will continue to snub the House subpoena now he's a member of the cabinet without any consequences ... we are somewhat out of the moon Triton for that but but but but the bottom line is about to head the Labor Department ... what happened at the ... left but extremists running the Labor Department I promise you that stocks it could ... grow our economy and making America more attractive with it ... on that we have been a cabinet member ... that open the fight to the congressional branch ... of the church ... office that we all talk about ... it that that the power for import up to a principle ... to allow it to the capital ... for ... confirming among the last couple days ... hopefully if I that I can get rich ... and defies belief I wanna change something very briefly center we've got about a minute left ... I know you're in for good today talking the small business owners about Obamacare ... what is the feedback that you've gotten so far about the effect of a loss ... on costs for the small business owners ... for all that I got ... a bit ... of ... a corrupt ... it paid workers ... who are most concerned about ... that would make it the ambit of ... the work that could deprive the people who covers are happy with ... that people are not pay what you pay ... if people were going to get their hours cut to people ... over the top ... at people looking for work or not it would buy that ... all because that that they can call ... our way to hire more people were growing ... and need to find confident because of the disaster ... Obamacare will ... do you support efforts to delay the individual mandate is well it's a businessman and ... I support efforts to repeal the law can or cannot take that into ... it because it's critical ... that they have to kill a bill that basically codified starting out ... but the profit that Apple amenable I think we should fight the party that I don't think that would ... assure production ... over ... the pitch fight Obamacare ... are clear ... and Lenovo for short-term budget ... to pay for Obamacare ... to take on it after ... I phone the disaster and cabinet ... member now in open defiance is opinion it does defy belief ... Florida Senator Marco Rubio thank so much for